Seylan Blog

Since starting operations nearly twenty six years ago, as the bank with a heart, Seylan has always aimed to make a difference to the lives of our customers. Your success is our reason for existing. All our services are created with this in mind.

Holidays are most welcome. To take a break from the busy city life, one tries to escape from the city at least for a week. So, here are a few places you could travel during your holidays and free time.
Let’s explore!

Somthing new, something old, something borrowed… So the old saying goes when it comes to weddings. In recent years, it has been truerthan ever before. When young couples decide to get married, they plan their wedding well in advance. To have the big day of their dreams, they have much to do, consider, and unfortunately, also spend. That’s when they start looking for options how to lower and cover their first common expenses as husband and wife.

By the end of the month, our salary is more in demand than a celebrity – or a batsman who hit the winning runs. Saving seems impossible sometimes. We’ve got places to go, bills to pay, and we’ve still got to find ways to enjoy ourselves too. Forget about the future, we’ve got problems today! But saving now can help you out of a tough spot later on. Try these surprisingly simple tips that’ll take the suffering out of saving

05 best budget destinations to travel

Credit cards – they’re convenient and they’re safer than carrying a lot of cash around. Even better, when used the right way, they can save you time and money or get you out of a tight spot in an emergency. Of course, we’ve all heard the horror stories too – people buying things they don’t need and getting buried in a pile of debt, and fraudsters that cheat you out of all your money – but with a bit of care, you can stay safe and still benefit from credit and deals. Try these easy ways to get the most out of your credit card.

Seylan Bank has always been at the forefront when it comes to banking for the youth. Starting from the Seylan Tikiri accounts, the bank with a heart has always strived to be one with the kids and encourage them to save up and in return offer attractive gifts for doing so.

Yet again revolutionizing the banking industry in Sri Lanka, Seylan Bank has launched a state-of-the-art digital bank account for the youth of Sri Lanka named - Seylan Seylfie. A brand new youth account experience for those between 18-26 years, Seylan Seylfie offers unique benefits for its tech-savvy target group. Seylan Bank has partnered with the country’s leading telecom provider Dialog Axiata PLC to offer various digital benefits for this data-loving customer segment.

29th September 2016 Colombo: Seylan Bank’s children’s savings account – ‘Seylan Tikiri’ - once again unveils delightful activities to celebrate the occasion of World Children’s Day. ‘Seylan Tikiri’ activities will be celebrated in the entire month of October as Seylan Tikiri Children’s Month! Led by a mission to create unforgettable memories, Seylan Bank plans to host over 100 different events designed for kids across the bank’s branches islandwide. A Tikiri Smiley Till will be gifted for deposits of Rs. 1,500 and above to existing or new accounts during October.

With the year coming to an end, its time to pack your bags, purchase some air tickets and visit countries that you couldn’t during the hot, and scorching summer season. Many travellers get so hung up on the idea and planning of their dream vacation that they tend to miss out on the little details that can prove to qualify as necessities when the time arises. Keeping this in mind we decided to list out 5 things that we consider necessities to have in hand while travelling.

‘This won’t let me sleep, another message, no way, I’m sick of these calls!’ do you find yourself uttering these words lately. Well, you might be now travelling back to the olden days. On the other had ‘ Thanks to my phone I found your house, thanks to my mobile I remembered the deadline to submit my assignment, my mobile saved me from falling in to trouble since I pretended to be busy with it rather than talking to a stranger’. While reading, you might feel that you utter at least one of these every single day.